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BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 024
CENTRE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION
CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF ICT
B.Ed. II YEAR
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Chairman
Dr.V.M.Muthukumar
Vice-Chancellor
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
Vice-Chairman
Dr.C.Thiruchelvam
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Course Director
Dr. R. Babu Rajendran
Director i/c
Centre for Distance Education
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Dr.K.Anandan
Professor & Head, Dept .of Education
Centre for Distance Education
Author
Dr.S.Senthilnathan
Asst.Professor,Dept.of Educational Technology,
Bharathidaan University
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BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY

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CENTRE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION

CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF ICT

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Centre for Distance Education

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